by Mordechai Dixler | May 26, 2011 | Lifeline
I had a unique experience this past Sunday night, one that was shared by thousands throughout the world. Early Monday morning (Israel time), El Al Flight 27 departed Ben Gurion airport destined for Newark, NJ. A technical problem was soon discovered — according...
by Rabbi Yaakov Menken | May 20, 2011 | Lifeline
"Hey, I sent you an e-mail about the proposal two hours ago. Have you had a chance to review it?" In today’s world, people expect instant results, and that means doing things without thought or consideration. But as they say, "haste makes...
by Mordechai Dixler | May 12, 2011 | Lifeline
The Torah (Lev. 25:14) terms the laws of cheating in business, specifically overcharging and the like, Ona’ah. The Talmud calls this “Ona’as Mamon” – financial cheating. A few verses later (25:17) the Torah introduces the laws of...
by Rabbi Yaakov Menken | May 6, 2011 | Lifeline
Our Torah portion this week contains what, at first reading, could seem to be a draconian or even primitive decree: "eye for eye, tooth for tooth" [Leviticus 24:20]. Yet nowhere in Jewish tradition is this understood according to how it might be read without...
by Mordechai Dixler | Apr 29, 2011 | Lifeline
It surprised me to learn that most, if not all, things that bother me about others are those deficiencies which I bear an element of, myself. When people arrive late for appointments, for example, it really gets to me sometimes… and it’s not as if I have...
by Mordechai Dixler | Apr 15, 2011 | Lifeline
This coming Monday evening, we will begin to celebrate Passover. The Passover Seder is one of the most frequently celebrated practices on the Jewish calendar — even among those minimally involved with Judaism the rest of the year. That is one of the reasons we...
